Kevin slowly started to come awake. His limbs felt heavy and he was groggy but he felt more rested and energized than he has in a long time. Opening his eyes, he saw Eddward asleep beside him. Smiling, he wrapped himself around his mate, breathing in his calming scent.

Eddward slowly begins to wake up. "Mon amour? Please tell me that is you, I do not feel like killing someone so early in the night."

Kevin chuckled before leaning over and kissing him, opening their bond and letting everything flow through. Eddward moans softly at the intense feeling of his mate. Opening their bond, he deepens the kiss as he finally opens his eyes when the wolf pulls back. "I missed you dearly..." the vampire says cupping the ginger's face.

"I missed you... I feel so much better now, so much more alive. Thank you, I know you didn't want to put me under" Kevin leaned in to kiss him again.

Eddward kisses his love again and sighs softly. "No but you needed it and I have wonderful news" he says just before Daniel comes bounding in.

"Big brother, big brother!"

"Danny?!" Kevin sits up and grabs the smaller ginger's furry face, making sure all was well with him before hugging Daniel close. Daniel laid against his brother's shoulder and sighed happily, wrapping his paws around Kevin's arm and just resting there.

Eddward smiles "That is what I was just about to tell you" he says gently.

Lucas' deep voice sounded right outside the door "Daniel, what did I tell you about knocking and waiting for permission to enter before dive bombing people in their beds?"

"Brother likes it!" Daniel giggles.

"I do, it makes mornings much more interesting" Kevin grinned.

Lucas quietly padded into the bedroom, next to Eddward. "Thank you for all you've done. We fully appreciate it."

Eddward chuckles "There is no need to thank me, sir. I was more than happy to do it."

"Unfortunately, you still have two more to do. I'm sure Nazz has one, and from what Kevin has told me about Marie's situation, she probably has one too. I'm not saying that you should get up this second but in the next few days would be best. Come, Daniel. Let's leave your brothers to enjoy their morning without you" Daniel huffed and hopped off the bed, following his sire out of the room.

"I think I'm the only one without a tracker..." Kevin mused.

"You very well could be" Eddward says thoughtfully. "I'm going to fix the trackers in the fledglings tonight. Alistar will have noticed their disappearance by now and might be tracking them. We still have use of them yet… that is, with your permission of course" he says, wanting to talk everything over with his mate.

"I guess we owe them a debt..." Kevin whines. "I hate that... I don't wanna owe them a debt, damnit... I wanna kill them but I can't now" he pouts leaning back into the pillows. "What about you? Who is going to perform that surgery?"

Eddward stays silent knowing Kevin isn't going to like what he has decided. "Ya know, I hate when you do that. When you've made a decision that I'm not gonna like, I get this grainy feeling through our bond. Feels like sand" Kevin chuckles sarcastically.

"I am sorry, Kevin... But I am doing my own surgery" Eddward says bracing for the wave of anger and anxiety that is about to hit him.

"Why? Isn't that exceedingly dangerous?"

"Yes it is but neither you nor Marie have any medical skills and you two are the only ones I would trust inside of me, so I have no choice" Eddward says firmly.

Kevin groans "Even with everyone there? You still don't trust him?"

"No because no one besides myself knows what he is doing. For all you know, he could be setting it to explode or severing a vital vein."

Kevin groans, knowing he is right. "When is all of that happening? What about Nazz and Marie?"

"I am going to try to get them done today, as well or tomorrow" Eddward says thoughtfully.

"Have you gotten any sleep?"

"Not the day before but I did get some today though it was fitful..." Eddward says with a yawn.

"You need sleep... Otherwise you are going to kill one of them. Or yourself."

"I will be fine, my love. I got enough sleep last night and I am doing myself last in case something goes wrong."

"You should do yourself FIRST. If you die, I die, did you forget that?"

"It is in my arm. If I mess up I won't be able to do the other surgeries." Eddward points out.

"If you die, you won't be able to do any more surgeries either." Kevin skillfully retorts.

"Either way, I might not be able to do the surgeries again so everyone else should be done first."

"I don't like this plan... At all..." Kevin groans. "Why don't you sleep for one more night and then do the surgeries?"

"Because Alistar will go to great lengths to find those two and I can't risk him finding and killing them and leaving us with no alternatives" Eddward says stating the obvious.

"Fine, but I disagree with it on the highest level!" Kevin crossed his arms and pouted.

"Dually noted, my love. Do not pout, I promise I will make this all up to you" the Raven says kissing him.

Kevin grabbed the back of Eddward's head and pulled him in to deepen their kiss. Laying on his back and pulling Eddward on top of him, he needed to feel close to his mate. Eddward slips his tongue into the ginger's mouth and uses his knee to spread his legs apart. Settling in between so they are groin to groin, chest to chest he sends love and comfort to the ginger through the kiss and their bond.

Kevin rolled his hips against Eddward's, snaking a hand up his shirt and scratching down his back. A moan escaped him as he broke their kiss to bite and nip along Eddward's jaw and neck.

Just then there is a knock on the door and the sound of a regal woman clearing her throat. "Kevin it's good to see you are awake!" Victoria says as Eddward growls and rage flashes through his bond to the wolf before he can block it.

Kevin chuckles and gave one final kiss before pushing Eddward off and rolling off the bed. "Yes, Mother. Did you sleep well?"

"Yes, I slept fine" Victoria replies as she watches Eddward get up and pack his bags.

Kevin distracts her attention from Eddward. "Is there something you needed?"

"Just making sure you were awake that's all" she says pleasantly. Eddward kisses the ginger "I am going to the sheriff's station if you need anything" he says walking out the front door and ignoring her last comment.

"Marie! Get your ass out here, we are leaving!" Eddward calls out. Marie stares at Eddward before standing and grabbing her pack, following after her friend. Once outside, she inquires "What's up? You seem perturbed..."

"Do not worry about it, lets go" Eddward says taking to the trees Victoria watches him and scoffs.

"Something bothering you, Mother?" Kevin glared at his mother from his perch on the bed he shares with the one person that irritates his mother to no end. That shit is going got to stop.

"No, nothing is wrong. Just glad you are awake" Victoria says pleasantly as she exits the room.

Kevin jumped off the bed and followed. "What is wrong with you? You don't have to like each other but he does not have to run out of his own fucking home because of you. You can have enough respect for me, your son, to not be a bitch to my mate! Especially considering he took me and Daniel in, fixed his leg, fixed his tracker, AND figured out a plan to wake him up! Doesn't that register at all with you?!" Kevin growled loudly at his mother. "You aren't the woman I remember... The woman I remember cared about everyone and gave everyone a second or third chance. The woman I remember didn't pick fights all the time for no reason. The woman I remember wasn't a total bitch."

"The woman you remember was weak and watched her whole pack get killed and wasn't able to do anything about it Kevin" Victoria growls back.

"I had to watch it too! Or did you forget that? I buried each and every one of you, as much as I could find of you. I buried half bodies, I buried pieces. Danny was ripped from my fucking arms, I still have the scars from the chains and ropes! I fought and I tried to avenge everyone but I couldn't... I couldn't do anything and my life was shattered and ripped from me. I spent the next 8 years alone and isolated until Eddward came into my life. He brought me to the light, he gave me a reason to live, a reason to continue to fight. Without him, I would have died from those wounds that Nat gave me, then Danny would have slowly starved to death before either of you showed your faces!"

Victoria looks at him coldly "None of that would have happened in the first place if it wasn't for him" she says "but fine, I'll try harder to keep my mouth shut."

"None of it would have happened if Alistar had minded his own business either. If you care about me, even a little bit, you'll be nice and civil, that's all I ask."

"I already said I would try" she snaps.

Kevin scoffs and pushes past her, stepping into the living room, watching as Daniel jumped from each piece of furniture to another. "Oh my god, who turned your lever up?"

"Kevin! Why did Eddward leave with Marie? I wanted to go hunting with him..."

"He had some stuff to do... You guys can go hunting in a day or two. What about hunting with your brother and parents?"

"Yeah!"

"Marie your wrists please" Eddward says bringing out the key to the cuffs once they are far enough away from the house.

"I'm getting ungrounded?!" She asked excitedly, trying to lighten to mood.

Eddward chuckles and releases her "I did that to protect Daniel and yourself but if things get out of hand I can just knock you out."

Marie stares at him blankly before laughing "Sir... What is wrong with you?"

"I kill people and I drink blood. That's two things..." Eddward chuckles.

"Let's go do just that so you can blow off some steam from your mother in law..." Marie laughs and she flits off, dying for fresh blood. Eddward is right behind her.

After their kill they head to the sheriff's station. "Nazz, how was your night?" he asks pleasantly as he cleans a sturdy table in the middle of what had to be an old interrogation room.

"Pretty quiet, Edd fell asleep almost immediately and Kev ate then cuddled him until he fell asleep. Pretty boring stuff" Nazz reported back and she hugged Marie and gave her a quick kiss.

Eddward smirks "Careful now, that type of relationship is frowned upon by the elders" he teases.

Nazz laughed "I deserved that... I knew something like that was coming!"

Eddward snickers "I found I could not help myself. Just the once is enough for me, though, I am happy that you two are an item. You seem more relaxed, happier even" he says looking them both over.

"At least you don't hold grudges..." Nazz sighed but got uneasy as she saw the large bag over his shoulder. "What's in the bag?"

"My medical supplies. I'm performing surgery on the fledglings tonight and if I can you two as well but if not tonight, then tomorrow definitely."

"Trackers?"

"Yes, trackers" Eddward nods "Everything will be fine I'll bring... Victoria... in for your surgery" he says Victoria's name with a wince.

"Depending on where it is, I may be able to heal myself"

Eddward nods "I sincerely hope that is the case."

"What about those two? Which one of those first?"

"The small Raven first. I don't want the redhead anywhere near me when I need to do my own surgery."

"Alright, let's get this over with. I don't like idea of me being cut open..." Nazz said with a sick look to her face.

Eddward nods and walks to the cell "Fledglings, please stand and accompany me. We are going to be doing first the Ravens and if all goes will hopefully yours as well, Anderson."

Kev stood but eyed Eddward hesitantly "You know what you're doing?"

"No, I decided randomly to try my hand at this... Now do hurry, I have to get you both done tonight, unless of course you want Alistar to find you?" Eddward says annoyed and sarcastically.

"N-no, thank you Eddward" Kev put his head down and follows him, holding Edd's hand and dragging him behind.

Eddward hums and follows along "Third door on the left, Edd is going first." The young doctor pales a bit but doesn't argue. They walk to the designated door and Edd sits on the table. Kev comes to stand beside him "It's okay, you've seen his work so he knows what he's doing. That's what you told me, remember?" he ran his hands through Edd soft dark hair, giving him a sweet kiss.

Edd nods "I know it's just good to be reminded..." he says nuzzling the small ginger's hand.

"Everything will be just fine. We will wake you up and it will be as though nothing happened" Eddward says soothingly. "Now look at me if you will..." he says when the small Raven turns to him his eyes turn red and he snaps his fingers putting him into a deep sleep. "You will awaken when I say." Eddward says as Marie comes behind the small fledging to catch him and lay him down on his stomach.

"It's in his lower back" Nazz says checking the indicator. She marks the spot and gets her hands ready to start to heal. Marie moves Kev to a corner and sits him down to keep him out of the way. Once Eddward uncovered the tracker Nazz noticed "It looks different than the one I thought they had."

Eddward hums thoughtfully for I moment. "Fledgling, step forward and take a look at this. Does it need to stay in for him to function like our young pup or am I alright to remove it?"

Kev steps closer and look at the device "I believe you can just remove it and it'll be fine."

Eddward nods and removes it then closes the small Raven up after Nazz heals him. Eddward snaps his fingers waking him up. Kev moves to the side, trying to get a good view of Edd. Edd moves slightly as his eyes slowly open and he starts moving around. "It's gone?"

"Yes it is gone. How are you feeling?"

"Pretty good... I don't have any pain anymore. Thank you very much."

"Good, are you able to stand?" Eddward questions holding his hand out.

"I think so..." Edd reached for Eddward's hand but Kev shot between them, grabbing Edd's hand and helping him up. Eddward quirks a brow and shares a look with Marie. "Alright carrot top, up on the table" Nazz says patting it.

"Alistar was no fool, Eddward. You're going to need a lot more than surgical luck to deal with my tracker" Kev sasses.

"Do you really want to cock an attitude with the person who is helping your worthless ass and is about to be elbow deep in your body?" Eddward asks cooly.

"I sure as hell wouldn't..." Nazz snickers.

Kev sighs "Just trying to make sure I wake up. I still would like to run away afterwards."

"And you will. Now, cease the mindless chatter and get on the table" Eddward snips.

Kev sat on the table and laid down "It's on my heart... Cut the red, blue, then green... In that order! Or we're all dead"

Eddward looks at him and snaps his fingers putting him to sleep "Anyone pay attention to what he said?" he jokes.

Edd automatically answered "R-red, blue, green."

Eddward chuckles and begins the surgery "Are you quite certain it wasn't blue green red?" he asks as Marie gives him a look.

"Eddward" she says sharply.

"Yes, yes, very well. I know I heard the red head the first time" he sighs.

Watching Eddward opening the smaller redhead's chest was disturbing for Nazz and she was looking rather 'green around the gills' by the time Eddward found the tracker on the side of Kev's heart. "Alistar is so fucked... Who would do this to their child?" Nazz thought outloud.

"The same man who poisoned his child and turned him insane, forcing me to drive my hand through his chest to stop him and effectively making him hate me" Eddward says snipping the wires in quick succession.

Edd, desperate to change the subject, advises softly "Removing it may prove to be more difficult than expected. I can just deactivate it..."

"Yes, that would be fine. Let me trim the wires up so they don't reconnect at any point then you can get in here, yes?" Eddward asks as he trims the wires up.

"Y-yes, thank you" Edd got his tools ready and sterilized before coming up beside Eddward to get to the heart better. He disconnected the different connections and made sure that it would never become active again, no matter what. He took out a few vital pieces, tossing them on the floor. "Done!" Edd said happily.

Eddward steps forward and begins closing him up. Once he was healed, Eddward snaps his fingers again in a bored manner. Kev slowly opened his eyes and brought a hand up to his heart. "It feels lighter, like normal..." he admonished. Edd smiled "I know, it's wonderful, isn't it?"

Eddward shifts his instruments around giving them a moment "Let's do Marie and then I am going home" he says with a bored tone. Nazz was already trying to find the tracker on Marie, checking all of the regular hiding spots before checking her, head to toe. "I could certainly use the rest, too" Nazz said with a laugh, then finding the tracker on Marie's shoulder.

Eddward chuckles and lays Marie down turning to Edd. "Alistar has been able to control her before, does that have to do with the tracker?"

"No, that's a new kick he has been on. There is nothing I can do for that. I'm sorry" Edd explained apologetically.

"Do you know anything about it? Was it a one-time thing or not?"

"Most likely it was a one-time thing since he can't control the technology very well but he may still try" Edd explained.

Eddward nods then looks at Marie and snaps his fingers making her body go slack.

Nazz catches her and lies her down on the table, with a small kiss on her forehead. "Last one for tonight... Let's get it done" Nazz sighs tiredly. Eddward nods and begins working once he has it uncovered he motions for Edd to take over. Edd grabbed a tool and comes close, inspecting the device and disconnecting everything before pulling it out and moving out of the way. Eddward works quickly and closes her up and snaps his fingers again, waking her up.

Marie slowly opens her eyes and sits up with Nazz's help. "Feels like I got hit with a semi..." she groans, grabbing her head.

Eddward chuckles "Yes but you are alive and well so I am going home to my mate. I shall return come nightfall" he says packing his things away but leaving the bag.

"Yeah yeah. Good bye Eddward" Marie mutters as Nazz ushers the two fledglings into their cage.

"Good day to you. And fledglings, Marie or I will take one of you hunting tomorrow if all goes well so be prepared for that" Eddward says before exiting.

Kev groaned but Edd scoffed at him "Oh stop it, it's fun once you get the hang of it!" Kev just sighed and groaned again before laying down.

Kevin, Daniel, and Lucas were resting in the living room when Eddward came home. Kevin and Daniel, still in their wolf forms, were curled up together in front of the fire, Kevin's larger body curled around Daniel's much smaller one and their faces resting cheek to cheek. Lucas took to his human form and was going over the files that Kevin had asked him to, seeing if he could fill any missing information.

Eddward looks at the two wolves. "I was hoping to fall into my mate's arms but I believe I will let him sleep" he chuckles walking over to Lucas. "You should get some rest sir" he says pleasantly to the man.

"I will. I'll take Daniel with me, Kevin will get up and go with you. He wanted me to wake him when you get here if he was sleeping anyway." Lucas stood and gently detangled his sons. Daniel didn't even try to wake up, but Kevin did. "Your mate is here... Time for some Adult Bonding. Go on..." Lucas pushed Kevin's flank with his foot. Kevin quickly stood up and took his human form, bidding his father a goodnight, he turned to Eddward. "We good?"

Eddward nods "Yes, we got the two fledglings done and Marie. Tomorrow I will need your mother's assistance to do Nazz" he says trying not to sound or feel irritated.

"I may have fixed the situation today. I kind of yelled at her today after you left."

Eddward nods "Thank you, I am sorry" he says clearly exhausted.

"What are you sorry for? If she doesn't respect you, then she doesn't respect me. People who don't respect me, don't have a place in my life... Period!" Kevin wraps his arms around Eddward's waist, pulling him close and kissing him sweetly.

Eddward smiles "I love you Kevin" he says staring at the ginger as he wraps his arms around him

"I love you too, let's put the fire out and go to bed. I wanna lie naked with you!"

"Only lie?" Eddward chuckles putting the fire out.

"Well, and whatever else you feel up to, of course... I believe you said you would make it up to me" Kevin said with a smirk.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh but I have something special planned for that it has to wait" Eddward says slinking up to the ginger. "However I think a little quality time before tomorrow night would be an excellent idea."

"Yay for quality time but boo for having to wait... Why do I have to wait for my surprises?" he asked pulled his mate to their bedroom.

"Mon amour, if I told you it wouldn't be a surprise, would it?" Eddward says closing their door with his foot.

"What if I just act surprised? I can give you my best 'O' face..." Kevin sat on the bed, tugging Eddward closer by his shirt.

Eddward chuckles "No I want to see your actual surprised face when I give it to you" he says pushing the ginger down on the bed and kissing him.

"Well then what's going on for tonight?"